March 31, 2018 David G. Myers Hope College Holland, Michigan 49422-9000 Phone: 616-395-7730 E-mail: [email protected]; Web: davidmyers.org PERSONAL INFORMATION Born September 20, 1942 in Seattle, Washington Graduated from Seattle Public Schools: Queen Anne High School, 1960 Married to Carol Peterkin Myers, 1963 Children: Peter (1965), Andrew (1970), Laura (1976) HIGHER EDUCATION Whitworth College, B.A. (major in chemistry), 1964 University of Iowa, M.A., 1966; Ph.D., 1967 (psychology) PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT Hope College 1967 - Assistant Professor 1970 - Associate Professor 1975–present - Professor 1983–2007 - John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology Other Professional Experience: Visiting scholar, Universität Mannheim (Germany), summer, 1974 Visiting scholar, University of St. Andrews (Scotland), 1985–1986 HONORS AND AWARDS Academic and Research Awards: B.A., magna cum laude Fellowships: 1964–1965: U.S. Public Health Service Traineeship in Social Psychology 1965–1967: National Science Foundation Cooperative Graduate Fellowship 1967–1968: National Science Foundation Teaching Intern, Hope College Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize, 1978, by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (a division of the American Psychological Association)—for a paper summarizing ten years of research on group influence. Fellow, American Psychological Association, 1979 (Divisions 1, 2, 8, 9, 36) Fellow, Association for Psychological Science, 1989 Fellow, American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology, 1992 Fellow, Eastern Psychological Association, 2012 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2016 Doctor of Humane Letters, Northwestern College (Iowa), 1987 Doctor of Humane Letters, Whitworth College (Washington), 1989 Doctor of Humane Letters, Central College (Iowa), 2009 John Templeton Foundation Humility Theology Prize, 1992, for an article “Steering Between the Extremes: On Being a Christian Scholar within Psychology” pertinent to “the spiritual significance of new discoveries in the sciences.” Keynote speaker, Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology, 2008 (national gathering of chairs of psychology graduate programs) Honorary Trustee, American Psychological Foundation, 2010– Honored scientist, Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2010 Award for Service on Behalf of Personality and Social Psychology, Society of Personality and Social Psychology, 2010 Conference room in Macmillan Education’s new Manhattan corporate office named for Hope College, 2015, with plaque: “Worth Publishers brought out the first edition of David Myers' Psychology in 1986, followed by several additional titles for beginning students. Myers almost immediately became the #1 bestselling introductory psychology author in the world. He has spent his entire academic career at Hope College in Michigan.” Teaching awards: H.O.P.E. Award, 1972 (Hope’s Outstanding Professor-Educator, voted by senior class) Hope College commencement speaker, 1974 (invitation of senior class) Presidential citation, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2013 “to individuals who have made extraordinary life-time contributions to the Society and/or to the teaching of psychology.” Association for Psychological Science, annual convention lecture: “David Myers Distinguished Lecture on the Science and Craft of Teaching Psychological Science” Community service awards: Distinguished Service Award, Holland Jaycees, 1972 (for chairing Holland Human Relations Commission and helping found Holland’s Community Action House) Family award, Community Foundation of Holland–Zeeland, 2002 Good Shepherd Award (with Carol Myers), Resthaven Care Community, 2010 Hearing advocacy awards Distinguished Service Award (hearing loop project), Holland Chamber of Commerce, 2002 Presidential Award, American Academy of Audiology, 2011 Walter T. Ridder Award, Hearing Loss Association of America, 2012 Oticon “Focus on People” hearing advocacy award, 2013 RESEARCH GRANTS 1968–1969: National Institute of Mental Health - “The Enhancement of Initial Tendencies in Discussion” ($3,650) 1970–1972: National Science Foundation - “Group Discussion Effects on Responses” ($16,000) 1972–1974: National Science Foundation - “Differential Responses to Group Discussion” ($30,100) 1974–1977: National Science Foundation - “Attitudinal Effects of Exposure to Others’ Attitudes” ($28,100) 1976–1977: National Science Foundation - “Behavior and Belief: An Integration and Application of Social Psychology” ($9,400) CONSULTING Consulting Editor Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 1978–1987 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1986–1990 Journal of Positive Psychology, 2005– Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2008– (advisory board) Reviewer, panelist, and Biological and Behavioral Sciences Oversight Review Committee, National Science Foundation Advisory Council, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIH), 2014-2017 Manuscripts reviewed for various journals, publishers, and foundations COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTS Hope College Director of Educational Research, 1969–1971 Chair, Department of Psychology, 1971–1974 Chair, Faculty-Staff Division of $32 million Campaign for Hope Elective Positions: President’s Advisory Committee, 1972–1974 Administrative Affairs Board, 1972–1974 Faculty Status Committee, 1973–1975 Academic Affairs Board, 1976–1978 Professional Interests Committee, 1977–1979 Board of Trustees, 1983–1985 Whitworth College Board of Trustees, 1995– Chair, Trustee Academic Affairs Committee, 1996– Presidential search committee, 2009–2010 Holland Community First Presbyterian Church - elder, teacher, council chair Holland Human Relations Commission - vice-chair, chair Community Action House - founding member, Board of Directors Hope Church - elder, chair of pastoral search, teacher John Templeton Foundation Board of Trustees, 1998–2004, 2005–2011, 2015-2021 Search committee for Senior Vice-President Audit Committee Chair, Presidential Assessment Committee Trustee, Templeton Foundation Inc. (Templeton Press) Templeton World Charity Foundation Trustee, 2015-2021 Grants and Programs Committee, 2016-2021 Better Angels Initiative Board of Trustees, 2017– Faraday Institute International Advisory Board, 2019- INVITED LECTURES (compiled only from 1979 to mid 1990s) include: John G. Finch lectures, Fuller Seminary Graduate School of Psychology, 1979 Convocation addresses, Bethel College, 1979 International Symposium for Group Decision Making, West Germany, 1979 Invited address, American Psychological Association convention, 1979 Artist-Lecture Series, Mt. Vernon Nazarene College, 1980, 1992 Dennis L. Cherlin Memorial Psychology Lecture, Yale University, 1980 Lecture, Yale Divinity School, 1980 Research colloquium, Harvard University, 1980 Staley Lecturer, Northwestern College, 1981 Onas Scandrette Lectures, Wheaton College, 1981, 1993 Keynote address, Colleges of Mid-America Behavioral Sciences Conference, 1982 Plenary address, Evangelical Press Association convention, 1982 Convocation address, Whitworth College, 1982 Keynote addresses, Christian Association for Psychological Studies convention, 1985, 1989, 1994 Research colloquium, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, 1986 Lecture, Annual conference of the Victoria Institute, London, 1986 Keynote lectures, American Scientific Affiliation convention, 1986 Addresses to Christian College Coalition National Psychology Faculty Conference, 1986 Staley Lectures, Westmont College, 1987 Research colloquium, University of Washington, 1987 Commencement address, Whitworth College, 1989 Ronald Nelson Lectures, Northwestern College, 1989 Address, Texas Community College Teachers Association, 1990 Address, National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, 1990 G. Stanley Hall Lecture, American Psychological Association Convention, 1991 Keynote address, Eastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, 1991 Keynote address, Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, 1991 Keynote address, Nebraska Wesleyan Psychology Fair, 1991 Lecture, Meredith Publishing Corporation staff, 1992 President’s Invited Address, Southwestern Psychological Association, 1992 Lecture/workshop, The Learning Annex, New York City, 1992 Keynote addresses, Mid-America Teaching of Psychology Conference, 1992 Onas Scandrette Lecture, Wheaton College, 1992 Keynote addresses, Great Plains Undergraduate Psychology Conference, 1993 Atheneum Lecture, Claremont McKenna College, 1993 Keynote, Pine Rest National Conference on Faith and Well-Being, 1993 Invited address, Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, 1994 Templeton Lectures in 5 cities, 1994–1995 Keynote, Teaching of Psychology conference, College of DuPage, 1994 Keynote, Middle Tennessee Psychological Association, 1994 Keynote, Christian Association for Psychological Studies Convention, 1994 Keynote, BYU Health Psychology Conference, 1994 Invited address, Southeastern Psychological Association, 1995 University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Psychological Society, 1995 National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, 1996 Keynote, Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, 1996 Smithsonian Lecturer, co-sponsored by APA and AAAS, 1997 Caryn Weiss Distinguished Lecturer in Psychology, Cornell University, Fall, 1997, 1998 Harvard Medical School Continuing Education conferences, 1997–1999 Ohio State University psychology colloquium, 1998 Christian Association for Psychological Studies convention keynote, 1998 Iowa Psychological Association convention